Free Heart Throb Crochet Blanket Pattern

Create a beautiful Heart Throb Crochet Blanket featuring lovely shades of pink, white, and red. This corner-to-corner crochet blanket is worked diagonally and finished with a decorative border.

Blanket Measurements

Finished Size: 35 x 31 inches (89 x 79 cm).

Materials Needed

Yarn

RED HEART Super Saver:

• Color A: 2 skeins – 706 Perfect Pink
• Color B: 3 skeins – 373 Petal Pink
• Color C: 2 skeins – 311 White
• Color D: 1 skein – 390 Hot Red

Crochet Hook and Accessories

• Susan Bates Crochet Hook: 6 mm [US J-10]
• Yarn needle

Yarn Information

RED HEART Super Saver, Art. E300 is available in:

• Solid colors: 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m)
• Prints, multicolor, and heather: 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m)
• Flecks: 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m)

Gauge

Rows 1-11 = 6 inches (15 cm) across straight edge.

CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needles to obtain the gauge given.

Crochet Abbreviations

• A, B: Color A, Color B
• ch: Chain
• dc: Double crochet
• hdc: Half double crochet
• sc: Single crochet
• st(s): Stitch(es)
• * or **: Repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.

Pattern Notes

1. Blanket is worked in a diagonal from corner to corner.
2. All right side (odd numbered rows) are worked from top right to bottom left, and all wrong side (even numbered rows) are worked from bottom left to top right.
3. Change colors on the last yarn-over of the last st of the square to the next color indicated by chart.

Heart Throb Crochet Blanket Instructions

Blanket

With A, ch 6.

Row 1 (right side): Skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of 2 remaining ch, turn – 1 square made.

Row 2 (wrong side): Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in ch-3 space of Row 1, turn – 2 squares.

Row 3: Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row, turn – 3 squares.

Rows 4-54: Repeat Row 3, changing colors as indicated by chart, turn – 54 squares across last row.

Row 55: Slip st in each of first 3 sts, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row, changing colors as indicated by chart, turn – 54 squares.

Row 56: Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space to last space, skip last space, turn – 54 squares.

Rows 57-61: Repeat Rows 55 and 56 twice more, then repeat Row 55 only once more.

Row 62: Slip st in each of first 3 sts, ch 1, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row to last space changing colors as indicated by chart, skip last space, turn – 53 squares.

Rows 63-114: Repeat Row 62, changing colors as indicated by chart, turn – 1 square at end of Row 114.

Fasten off.

Crochet Blanket Border

Round 1 (RS): Join B with a slip st at top right corner, ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), 2 hdc in same st as joining slip st, * work 120 hdc evenly to next corner, 3 hdc in corner st, 105 hdc evenly to next corner, ** 3 hdc in corner st; repeat from * to ** once more, join with a slip st in first st – 462 hdc.

Round 2: Ch 2 (counts as 1 hdc), 3 hdc in next st, * hdc in each st to corner st, 3 hdc in corner st, repeat from * twice more, hdc in each st to end, join with slip st in first st – 474 hdc.

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining slip st, * skip 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, skip 2 sts, sc in next st; repeat from * around eliminating final sc, join with a slip st in first sc.

Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in loose ends.